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Tongue Removal With Neck Node Clearance

Colorado rates for HCPCS 41135

Removes part of the tongue and, in the same operation, clears the lymph nodes and surrounding structures from one side of the neck. It is done for cancer of the tongue that has spread, or is likely to have spread, into the neck on that side. Reconstruction of the tongue and a long course of speech and swallowing therapy usually follow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tongue Removal With Neck Node Clearance cost?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,090 to $11,482.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $17,378Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,710
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $2,754

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,709.64
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Maine than in Arkansas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 13th of 50

$6,166

ME $22,387AR $1,862

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.